On this page you will find information and resources for professional developers.

Blogs
The Rapid eLearning Blog
This blog is dedicated to "Practical, real world tips for e-learning success!" and has many interesting and fun tricks for making better use of everyday applications. Learn to embed video in PowerPoint, make your presentations look like a TV show, and much, much more!
The About Secondary Education Blog is centered on the needs of English and language arts teachers.

Tools

Jing!
is a great resource that can be used to provide participants with feedback on assignments and online tutorials. It's fabulous and FREE!
Moodle is a fee learning management system that educators can use to create online learning.
Adobe Captivate is an elearning authoring software. This is a wonderful resource, and students and educators qualify for education pricing.
Articulate another elearning authoring tool, they offer affordable packages.
Elluminate platform used for synchronous learning.
Adobe Captivate platform used for synchronous learning.

Videos
Self-driven and Classroom-based: Professional Development in the 21st Century


Websites

www.elearningguild.com
This is a professional membership based organization that promotes networking and community for elearning professional.
WebQuests for Professional Development Here is a link to instructions for creating a Webquest! This website includes the background, components, and purpose of Webquests, a discussion about how to evaluate a Webquest, and includes links to award-winning educational Webquests.
National Staff Development Council This site is dedicated to staff development and has various resources for teachers.
LearnCentral is an educational networking environment for teachers
Canter offers online professional development courses for teachers.
Professional Development Resources offers continuing education courses to healthcare professionals
LINGO's is a member-based organization that allows companies to network and create online professional development courses. They offer a lot of wonderful resources including an articulate license and access to various online courses. Members do have to pay an annual membership fee.
ASTD is an association that provides training resources to professionals in various fields.
Edutopia shares knowledge with educators and students about different technologies and strategies being used in the classroom. They have articles, videos, blogs and more.

The Havard Family Project is a site that focuses on promoting communities to develop effective home and school relationships.
Schoolnet is designed to help educators use best practices in the classroom.

Tutorials
Wiki Tutorial Here is a tutorial created with Jing to demonstrate how to create a Wikispace.
Google Docs in Plain English : This is a brief video introduction that can be used to introduce staff members to Google Docs.